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Police were looking for an armed robbery suspect whose accomplice was arrested Friday after a chance meeting with an undercover detective, a spokeswoman said.

Violent Crimes Division Detective Robyn Christophers saw Javon O'Connor, 19, of Hollywood, in a gold 1996 Chevy Caprice described in the robbery of two electronics salesmen Thursday and arrested him, spokeswoman Detective Kathy Collins said. Collins said O'Connor would not reveal the identity of the second man accused of robbing Chad Snow, of Fort Lauderdale, and Edward O'Neill, of Boca Raton, at gunpoint.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS (8477).

TAMARAC

Cities team up to address replanting of island

Elected officials from Tamarac and North Lauderdale were expected to attend a meeting Monday on how best to replant the island running between the two cities.

Both Tamarac city commissioner Karen Roberts and North Lauderdale mayor Jack Brady planned to appear at the meeting, scheduled for 7 p.m. at the Heathgate Sunflower clubhouse at 8100 NW 70th Ave.

The border island was heavily damaged by Hurricane Wilma and both cities will contribute to the necessary replanting.

POMPANO BEACH

Mom, son unhurt after fire destroys apartment

A mother and son escaped uninjured on Friday when a kitchen fire destroyed their Pompano Beach one-bedroom apartment, a fire department spokesman said.

"It was a cooking fire from a pot apparently left unattended on the stove," said Pompano Beach Fire Rescue assistant chief John Jurgle.

Smoke and flames burned the walls and ceiling in the triplex on the 600 block of NE First Avenue, causing about $30,000 in damage to the unit, Jurgle said. The family opted to stay with relatives.

SOUTH FLORIDA

Judge in Bahamas fines two women in drug case

A judge in the Nassau, Bahamas, imposed fines Friday on two South Florida women who were arrested as they tried to board a cruise ship with cocaine strapped to their legs, an official said.

Felicia Terry, 22, of Fort Lauderdale, and Shiknia Rozier, 22, of Deerfield Beach, were ordered to pay $20,000 each they after they pleaded guilty to charges of cocaine possession and attempted smuggling, said Bassil Rahming, a spokesman for the Royal Bahamian Police Force.

The women had been in custody since Monday, when they were arrested while trying to board the MV Discovery Sun cruise ship from Freeport to Florida. The women each had a kilogram of cocaine strapped to their legs, Rahming said.